Jill Jelnick
Sports Director FOX17 at WZTV Fox 17- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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WZTV Fox 17
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United States
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Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
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1 - 100 Employee
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Sports Director FOX17
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Jul 2021 - Present
• Anchor/edit/produce 5:30/9/10pm sportscasts • Anchor/edit/produce 30 minute Sunday show “Sports Overtime” • Report live weekly from Nashville sporting events • Cover regularly Titans, Preds, Nashville SC, Sounds, Vanderbilt, and Vols • Anchor/edit/produce 5:30/9/10pm sportscasts • Anchor/edit/produce 30 minute Sunday show “Sports Overtime” • Report live weekly from Nashville sporting events • Cover regularly Titans, Preds, Nashville SC, Sounds, Vanderbilt, and Vols
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ESPN+
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Nashville, Tennessee, United States
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Analyst/Sideline Reporter
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Feb 2021 - Present
• Color Analyst for Tennessee Lady Vols Softball SEC+, Belmont Softball ESPN+ 2022, 2023 • Color Analyst for AAC Softball Tournament 2021, 2022 •Sideline reporter for Belmont Baseball 2023 • Color Analyst for Tennessee Lady Vols Softball SEC+, Belmont Softball ESPN+ 2022, 2023 • Color Analyst for AAC Softball Tournament 2021, 2022 •Sideline reporter for Belmont Baseball 2023
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University of the Incarnate Word
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Play-by-Play/Color Analyst
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Feb 2019 - Oct 2021
• Color Commentator for UIW Football on Cardinals Radio Sports Network • Play-by-Play and Color Analyst for UIW Softball team 2019-2020 • Fill-in Color Analyst for UIW Women's Basketball team • Color Commentator for UIW Football on Cardinals Radio Sports Network • Play-by-Play and Color Analyst for UIW Softball team 2019-2020 • Fill-in Color Analyst for UIW Women's Basketball team
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Quarter Moon Productions
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United States
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Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
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1 - 100 Employee
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Sports2Nite Anchor/Reporter
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May 2018 - Oct 2021
• Anchored and produced 30 minute daily sportcasts: 5:30, 10:00, 10:30• Reported live from major sporting events in San Antonio, Dallas, and Houston, TX• Covered regularly the San Antonio Spurs, Dallas Cowboys, Houston Texans, Houston Astros, UTSA athletics, UT athletics, and Texas A&M athletics• Anchor/produced the “Friday Nite Blitz,” 30 min high school football show• Anchored weekly shows: “Big State Sports” and “Sports Weekly”
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“YOLO TX” Host
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Jun 2020 - Jul 2021
• Serve as a co-host of the travel/lifestyle show "YOLO TX" in 4th season• Write scripts and help produce episodes and individual segments• Manage digital and social media platforms for "YOLO TX"
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Local 3 News
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Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
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1 - 100 Employee
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Weekend Sports Anchor
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Mar 2016 - May 2018
• Anchored weekend sports for 6pm and 11pm newscasts, full-time sports reporter and fill-in anchor during the week • Reported live from sporting events in Tennessee, North Georgia, and North Alabama on a regular basis • Reported for award-winning high school football show “Friday Night Football” • Covered Super Bowl 51, CFB National Championship 2017-2018, University of Tennessee athletics, Georgia football, Alabama football, and UTC athletics • Wrote and maintained sports web content, oversaw all social media platforms Show less
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WNCT Channel 9
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Greenville, North Carolina, United States
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Sports MMJ/News Producer
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May 2015 - Mar 2016
• Served as fill-in anchor for weekend sportscasts: 6pm, 7pm, 11pm • Worked as feature reporter for Friday night football show “Touchdown Friday” • Covered East Carolina University athletics, high school, regional and national sports • Stacked, wrote, produced, and edited all weekend newscasts: 6pm, 7pm, 11pm • Produced 30 minute Sunday sports show “The Final Score” • Served as fill-in anchor for weekend sportscasts: 6pm, 7pm, 11pm • Worked as feature reporter for Friday night football show “Touchdown Friday” • Covered East Carolina University athletics, high school, regional and national sports • Stacked, wrote, produced, and edited all weekend newscasts: 6pm, 7pm, 11pm • Produced 30 minute Sunday sports show “The Final Score”
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Education
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East Carolina University
Master of Arts in Teaching, English -
East Carolina University
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), English